The Ballon d’Or winner who surrendered to Lionel Messi and chose him as the best in history

The Ballon d’Or winner who surrendered to Lionel Messi and chose him as the best in history

November 21, 2024 – 10:16

Rodrigo Hernández chose the Argentine star Lionel Messi as the best soccer player of all time, stating that “he knew something bad was going to happen” when the Rosario player came into contact with the ball.

The recent winner of the Ballon d’Or Rodrigo Hernandezmidfielder Manchester Citychose the Argentine star Lionel Messi as the best player of all time.

In an interview with the Spanish media “The Anthill”the former steering wheel Atlético Madridwho faced the current player of the Inter Miamimaintained that “Without a doubt, Messi is the best in history.”

Given these statements, the journalist Pablo Motos asked the current winner of the Ballon d’Or to justify your answer.

Over there, Rodri took the opportunity to join the eternal comparison of “La Pulga” with the Portuguese star, Cristiano Ronaldoand pointed out what, for him, is the main difference between the two.

“Cristiano has managed to match Messi in many things, without innate talent. But those of us who play against them quickly realize the difference”he exclaimed.

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Rodri marking Messi in the Champions League

Rodri marking Messi in the Champions League

And continued: “We didn’t want Ronaldo to step into the area, because there he was lethal. But with Messi that happened everywhere on the field”.

Finally, he concluded: “The ball came to Leo and you said: ‘Danger’. The feeling I had was that something bad was going to happen. I remember when I played against him and I was 17 years old. He went from right to left and it didn’t matter, he didn’t care. you could take the ball away.”

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